Shade holder



Feb. 28, 1928.

C. C. WANBAUGH SHADE HOLDER Filed May 14. 1926 INVENTOR Charla; C kl anlmuqh h ATTORNEY Patented see. as, ieza.

Uhll'li CHARLES C: WANBAUGH, on NEW nomwn-Ew' YORK;

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Application.fi1ed.]l lay14a, 1926:. Serial no. roe-sea.

holders and is more particularly directed toward a screwless shade holder suitable for supporting glass shades commonly used in enclosed lighting units. i v

The present invention contemplates an improved shade holder made up oia small number. of sheet metal stampings whichmay' be assembled into a shade holder and in,

which no screws or other detachable members are used.

An object of the present invention isto provide a shade holder vfrom which. a' shade,

globe or lighting unit may-be supported and having a two. part shelf or flange composed of semi-circular halves, one of which. may be movedadjacent the other to facilitate. the removal of the shade.

The. accompanying drawings show, for

purposes of illustrating the invention, one

of the many possible embodiments in which it may take form, it being understood that it is illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a shadev the position of the parts'when a shade is This revolve le member has a cylindrical being inserted into or removed from the shade holder. v

A bell shaped sheet metal stamping 10, shown more in detail in Fig. 5, is adapted to carry the lamp socket 11, indicated in dotted lines. This bell-shaped stamping is provided with an outwardly directed semicircular flange 12 and with anumber of threads 13 spaced some distance above the bottom of the bell-shaped stamping.

' A revolvable member 14: is carried by the lower end 15 of the bell shaped stamping.

band 16 which fits the outside of the stamping and the lower edge of which rests on the upper edge of the flange 12. The revolvable member 14 is provided with an 0ut- The present invention rel-ates to shade.

lying flanges.

wardly directed. semi-circular flange l7 sim-i lar. to the: flange 12 carried on the b.ell--- shaped stamping. ,Theflange 1 12. is down:

wardly offset as. indicated at 18 andthe ends of this flange are stepped as indicated at 19 and 20.? Stops 21 and 22.- are also struck out of the material oi the flange .12.. Theflange 17 on the revolvable member is down-- vwardly offset. as indicatedfat 23. similar to.-

the oflset 18in the flange. 12;

A sheetmetal cap 2a is adapted to pass downwardly around the outside 0t the belh. shaped stamping 10. This cap has inwardly directed prongs 25 which preferably do not engage with the upper part of thestampi-n-g' 10, but which are. able-to cooperate withthethreads 13-. The skirt 26 of the cap isadapted to cover the lip27 of a globe, shade,

or the like' 1 I When one desires toinsert a shade into.

the. holder it. isunerely necessary: m;un

thread the cap to bring the lugs 25 freejof the threads 13. The cap may then be lifted upwardlyas indicated in Fig. 6. One may then grasp the band 16 and turn it so that the flange 17 overlies the flange 12, as also indicated inFig. 6, a bead 28 provided near the top of the band 16 preventing the fingers from slipping off the band. The shade may be brought to a position such as indicated in Fig.6 so that it may be passed onto the semi-circular shelf provided by the over- After the neck of the shade has been passed above these flanges, one may turn the revolvable member halfway around bringing the ends of the flange 17 against the stops 21 and 22 carried by the stationary flange and allow the ends of the movable flange to rest in the; depressed portions 19 and 20 of the stationary flange. The shade may then be allowed to rest on the circumferential flange provided by the two semi-. The offsets 18 and 23 will.

circular flanges. facilitate centering the shade on the shade holder. The cap '24 may then be lowered to bring the threads and lugs into'registry and turnedslightly to bring the lower edge of the cap against the top of the reflector.

The cap'flnishes off the shade holder and gives it a better appearance as well as assisting in holding the shade more firmly. When a shade is not in position, the cap will be held in place on the shade holder in an obvious manner. a "J It is obvious that' the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and I wish .it to be understood that the particular form shown is but one of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A shade holder comprising a bell-shaped sheet metal stamping adapted to carry a lamp socket and having an outwardly extendingsemi-circular flange at the lower end' thereo a revolvable member carried by the lower part of the stamping and having an outwardly extending semi-circular flange,

wardly extending semi-circular flange at the lower end thereof, and a revolvable member 7 carried by the lower part of the stamping and having an outwardly extending semi clrcular flange, the revolvable member being movable so that the flanges may overlie one another to permit insertion or removal of a shade, or maybe brought into a position to form a circumferential flange for supporting a shade, the side walls of thebellshaped stamping having threads, and a cap engageable with the threads and adapted to cover the lip or bead of the shade.

3. A shade holder comprising a bellshaped sheet metalstamping adapted to carry a lamp socket and having an outwardly extending semi-circular flange at the lower end thereof, and a 'revolvable member carried by the lower part of the stamping and having an outwardly extending semi-circular flange, the revolvable member being movable so that the flanges may overlie one another to permit insertion or removal of a shade, or may be brought into a position to form a circumferential flange for supporting a shade, the side walls of the JQQlL shaped stamplng belng threaded above the revolvablej member and a ca) threaded. a

the bell-shaped member and covering the revolvable member and shade lip. I

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 12th day of May, 1926.

- CHARLES C. WANBAUGH. 

